New Sparta have announced a major update for the Ferret 101 unmanned space fighter. The Ferret-NG 101M is said to be the biggest upgrade since the original UCV. It will have a new updated hybrid ion-turbine drive Z90A with boosted speed, acceleration and fuel efficiency.
The guidance and communication systems have been rebuilt from scratch with data security and encryption built in. While there have been no instances of Ferrets being "hacked" or affected by enemy info-weapons NS believes it is only a matter of time. The Ferret-NG will be virtually impossible to attack in this way.
The first Ferret-NGs should enter service next year. NS say they want to have around 600 Ferrets in service (which is more or less what they have now) so new Ferret-NGs will replace existing old UCVs. These UCVs will be placed in strategic storage.
